He immediately retired with precipitation, happy to escape without personal injury.

The next morning, before its opening, he attended at the Banker's, with some Police-officers; and on Mrs.Phepoe's making her appearance with the check, she was arrested, and subsequently tried at the Old Bailey, on a capital charge, grounded on the above proceedings.

However, through the able defence made by her counsel (the late Mr.Fielding) who took a legal objection to the case as proved, and contended that she never had or obtained any property of Mr.Courtois, on the principle that possession constituted the first badge of ownership, she was only sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment." "Some years since, the late Lord Gage met Courtois, at the court-room of the East India House, on an election business.

"Ah, Courtois!" said his Lordship, "what brings you here ?"--'To give my votes, my Lord,' was the answer.--"What! are you a proprietor?
--'Most certainly.'-- "And of more votes than one ?"--'Yes, my ~321~~ Lord, I have four!'-- "Aye, indeed! why then, before you take the book, pray be kind enough to pin up my curls!" With which modest request the proprietor of four votes, equal to ten thousand pounds, immediately complied! "M.

Courtois married a few years since, and has left several children.
On reflecting that his widow's thirds would amount to an immense sum, with his usual prudence he made a handsome settlement on her during his lifetime.